The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD, 2003, 2-Disc Set, Widescreen) Item specifics: Condition: Like New: An item that looks as if it was just taken out of shrink wrap. No visible wear, and all facets of ... Read moreabout the condition Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Release Date: 08/26/2003 Leading Role: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen Rating: PG-13 Director: Peter Jackson Former Rental: No Format: DVD Country of Manufacture: United States Detailed item info: Picking up where the first film left off, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS throws the remaining members of the Fellowship into the scattered chaos of Middle-earth, now fully under siege by the forces of Sauron. While Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) journey to the dreaded Mordor, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) are held captive by orcs, and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) search for their abducted companions. Soon Frodo and Sam are joined by the sulking and duplicitous Gollum (portrayed by the voice and motion-captured acting of Andy Serkis), who becomes their guide through the barren lands leading to Mount Doom. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin encounter the looming Treebeard (voiced by Rhys-Davies) and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli find themselves in the land of Rohan, accompanied by an old friend. As the tale continues, each scenario becomes more perilous, and fierce battles erupt at both Isengard, home of the treacherous Saruman (Christopher Lee), and the massive Helm's Deep.After masterfully setting up the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Jackson continues the trilogy with the increasingly dark and battle-filled TWO TOWERS without skipping a beat. Although the director takes a few more liberties in adapting the second installment, he skillfully cuts from one scenario to the next, creating a tightly woven tapestry with the various storylines. Joining the impressive cast this time around are Miranda Otto as �owyn; Bernard Hill as her father, King Th�oden; Brad Dourif as the aptly named Grima Wormtongue; Karl Urban as �omer; David Wenham as Faramir; and Serkis under the remarkable CGI facade of Gollum. An intense epic that features one jaw-dropping sequence after another, THE TWO TOWERS more than carries its weight as the crucial centerpiece of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Product Details •Edition: Widescreen •Number of Discs: 2 •Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) •Film Country: New Zealand •UPC: 794043635526 Additional Details Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Format: DVD Display Format: Widescreen "...THE TWO TOWERS conjures an illusion of the gravity that you want from an emotionally charged storybook epic..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (12/13/2002) "...The director's great strength is the confidence with which he translates Tolkien's vision into visual imagery..." Los Angeles Times - Manohla Dargis (12/18/2002) "...Visually dazzling....The RINGS movies are among the most breathtaking achievements in recent cinematic history..." USA Today - Claudia Puig (12/17/2002) "...In some respects a more impressive film than its well-received predecessor. Marked by nonstop conflict that Akira Kurosawa would have envied..." Variety - Todd McCarthy (12/02/2002) "...Jackson keeps the action percolating. The effects astonish..." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (01/23/2003) "...Peter Jackson has pulled out all the stops....Jackson and his team of homegrown artisans have created an exciting form of digital epic filmmaking..." Film Comment - Kent Jones (01/01/2003) "...The visuals are a real treat; everyone and everything -- particularly the landscape -- looks and feels just right..." Box Office - L.J. Strom (03/01/2003) "...THE LORD OF THE RINGS so far stands among the best adaptations of a major work of fantasy ever managed by the cinema..." Sight and Sound - Kim Newman (02/01/2003) "...A rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material....A beautifully considered epic....The grandeur is astonishing..." New York Times - Elvis Mitchell (12/18/2002) No movie protrayal can match a good book, but Jackson's attempt is the best ever effort in the history of movies. His team's enormous amount of research, attention to detail and love of the original literary work comes through. Yes, some plot lines are altered in minor ways to keep the off-screen characters part of the movie as it still has to serve an audience that didn't read the books, but overall anyone must admire their work. Yes, all of us Tolkien fanatics would love to see a movie of 139 hours in length that shows every scene and includes every line of dialog from the books, including Tom Bombadil and the everything else, exactly as written, but that obviously isn't going to happen. Sam - please read the books again as many of your review details are wrong. Gollum does have an internal struggle of Smeagol vs. Gollum, it's right in the book. It is pretty obvious in the movie that Sam is disgusted by Gollum and Frodo is more pitying him, same as the book. There is the conflict between Arwen and Elrond about her relationship with Aragorn and her struggle with remaining elfen and going West vs. staying with Aragorn. But it is subplot not detailed in the books as much, but Jackson is trying to flesh out characters. Aragorn does have doubts and struggles about coming out of hiding to rise to the thrown, he sets this up more in movie #2 for movie #3 but it is there in the books. Saruman does have control over nameless character "A" which nameless "B" breaks with a struggle and in the movie he has to make it obvious (over-do-it) what is going on or movie-goers would go "what the heck?" since they aren't reading the book. But some variations are needed for a movie version for the general public; I'll agree with you that all were not needed _FOR_US_, but there is the Joe Blow ticket buyer he is trying to entertain as well, to actually make money on this colossal project (which was completed, by the way, before movie #1 came out and was still a gamble then; hindsight only shows he could have gotten away with "less", perhaps). It's easy to tear down pick on every detail especially when movies are based on books. But this has to be (with the others in the series) some of the best movies ever made, and clearly the best attempt to mirror books on the screen; especially with the fantasy setting and special effects requirements. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is another great adaption, but it's not so hard to find a small Southern town and a guy named "Boo" as it is to create Balrogs, Orcs, Rings of Power and the Eye that Never Sleeps. Give him a break.

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